When you wait years to draw out for a tag in Utah and finally get one, and then order a beautiful scope, it would be nice to be able to track it. The scope hasn't arrived, the email responses are generic and not helpful and the shipping is a mystery. Paying a few dollars more for reliable and trackable shipping would be welcome compared to the uncertainty in the current shipping process. Just sayin'.....
update:another scope is being shipped. This one has tracking info. I'd still pay more for reliable shipping.
Currently, Arken uses USPS for all their deliveries. USPS has been changing over to a new scanning system, and some people are getting their scopes before USPS ever shows an update. One of my orders was like that. The only update I got, was when they dropped the box at my front door.